Celebrating the inspiring young professionals to lead the transformation of the building sector - winners of the Holcim Awards Next Generation prizes.

The Next Generation prize handover was hosted by Faculty of Architecture, Urban & Industrial Design (FAUD) at the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC), as part of the Holcim Foundation’s global network of leading technical universities.

On participatory design: “Professional knowledge is one type of expertise. Street wisdom is another. We need both types of knowledge to tackle difficult questions.” - Holcim Foundation Board Member and Pritzker Architecture Prize 2016 laureate Alejandro Aravena (Chile)

A workshop on sustainable design including a keynote address by Alejandro Aravena discussed the relationship between design work and the natural ecosystem to move towards a more sustainable way of living or how architecture can unfold democratization processes that advocate equality and social justice.

Danielle Gregorio (centre), a student at the University of São Paulo, Brazil congratulated by Laura Viscovich, Executive Director of the Holcim Foundation (Switzerland), and Loreta Castro Reguera, Taller Capital (Mexico) and Head of the Holcim Awards jury for Latin America.

Presentation to Next Generation 3rd prize winner for Latin America (l-r): Laura Viscovich, Holcim Foundation (Switzerland), Pablo Goldin Marcovich, a student at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City and Loreta Castro Reguera, Taller Capital (Mexico) and Head of the Holcim Awards jury for Latin America.

Presentation to Next Generation 4th prize winners for Latin America (l-r): Laura Viscovich, Holcim Foundation (Switzerland), Jhon Salazar Ruiz, Juan Camilo Muñoz and Lina Fernanda Valencia Lozano, students at the University of Valle, Cali, Colombia and Loreta Castro Reguera, Taller Capital (Mexico) and Head of the Holcim Awards jury for Latin America.

Presentation to Next Generation 2nd prize winner for North America (l-r): Laura Viscovich, Holcim Foundation (Switzerland), Daniel Gonzalez, student at the University of Waterloo, Canada and Loreta Castro Reguera, Taller Capital (Mexico) and Head of the Holcim Awards jury for Latin America.

Presentation to Next Generation 4th prize winner for North America (l-r): Laura Viscovich, Holcim Foundation (Switzerland), Phoebe Mankiewicz of the Yale University School of Architecture, New Haven, USA and Loreta Castro Reguera, Taller Capital (Mexico) and Head of the Holcim Awards jury for Latin America.

Presentation to Next Generation 1st prize winner for Europe (l-r): Loreta Castro Reguera, Taller Capital (Mexico) and Head of the Holcim Awards jury for Latin America with Annik Keoseyan from Mexico City for Transforming Collectivity in Belgium and Holcim Group Executive Committee Member and Region Head Latin America Oliver Osswald.

Presentation to Next Generation 1st prize winner for Asia Pacific (l-r): Holcim Argentina CEO, Christian Dedeu, with Soledad Patiño, Harvard Graduate School of Design, USA for Recovered Foreshore in India and Loreta Castro Reguera, Taller Capital (Mexico) and Head of the Holcim Awards jury for Latin America.

"Beyond giving the winners their prizes, the event's main objective was to give them, finally, an opportunity to network with like-minded experts who are passionate about sustainable construction.” - Laura Viscovich, Executive Director of the Holcim Foundation (Switzerland)

The MoU between UNC’s Faculty of Architecture, Urban & Industrial Design (FAUD) and the Holcim Foundation was signed by Laura Viscovich, Executive Director of the Holcim Foundation (left) and Mariela Marchisio, Vice-Rector of the National University of Cordoba.